Conrad will be telling us about earthen construction, appropriate technology and design. He has been working on this since 2001, through workshops and consulting. He doesn’t believe that there is only one way to build; however, earthen construction, in particular in the form of cob and adobe brick, seem to provide such a universal and beautiful way to shelter ourselves, that in his eyes, has become the "mother of all construction". This motivates Conrad to teach people how to create their own living environment, using clay-soil as the primary ingredient.
In 2014 Conrad compiled most of the things being taught during the workshop into a book called "House of Earth". This is now used as a textbook for most workshops.
When he is not building or teaching he likes to camp, Kayak, and, most of all, make music and sing songs with my guitar and harmonica.
